SocialNet: Empowering communities before, during, and after an infectious disease outbreak

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Course contents

Course Introduction:
Welcome to this SocialNet course on Empowering Communities Before, During and After an Infectious Disease Outbreak. This course is introduced by Melinda Frost, who leads the Risk Communication and Community Engagement team in the WHO Community Readiness and Resilience Unit.

Module 1: Community Engagement:
In this module, you will learn why it’s important to engage communities in the response to a public health outbreak.

Module 2: Data Collection and Analysis:
In this module, you will learn the importance of data collection and data analysis during infectious disease outbreaks.

Module 3: Considerations for Intervention Design:
In this module, you will explore considerations for the design and development of public health interventions.

Module 4: Risk Communication:
In this module, you will learn about the importance of building trust in relation to effective risk communication.

Module 5: Interpersonal Skills:
In this module, you will learn how interpersonal skills can be applied in an emergency context to build trust between response teams and communities.

Assessment:
There are 10 questions in this quiz-based assessment. The questions are a recap of the content covered in Modules 1 to 5. You must score 80% to pass.